The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-11
SOUTHERN GL.EANINGS.

the diocese of Natchitoches, La, died few
days since.
The Tennessee State fair will be held at
Nashville, commencing September 20 and
continuing to October /.
The Kentucky knights of Labor polled a
big vote.
A great deal of stock in new furnace at
Gadsden, Ala, was subscribed by the la
dies of that enterprising little city.
Rev. Josiah Fort, Of Fort Station, Tenn,
died few DAYS ago. He was one of the
leading Baptist ministers in that section.
The board of trustees of the Alabama
University for Colored People unanimous
" voted to locate the institution at Mont
gomery.
Kentucky holds her State fair at Lexing-
ton from August 80 to September 3.
The Sheffield g. Birmingham (Ala) rail-
road is pronounced by competent judges TO
be the finest one in the South. The bridge
work and ballast are said to be unexceled.
One remarkable success of the prohibition
movement in Georgia is ascribed by the
Augusta Chronic ie to the fact that it is
purely moral and economic and has no
political significance.
Sol Snowdon, Moses Watkins and Alice
Cross, residing near Havdnnsville, KY,
were working in a tobacco field few days
ago when storm came up. They took
shelter under a tree, and had been there
but few minutes when bolt of light
ming flashed down, shattering the tree and
killing all three instantly.
The Georgia State fair, at Macon, begins
October a and closes November 2.
Ewell HOrn"r, a farmer living near
Whtesburg, Tenn, committed suicide
few days ago. He had labored under
slight alteration of mind for some time,
and being missed by the family, search
was instituted and his body found hanging
to a beam in the barn. Horner was sixty
years old, and leaves family.
A number Of prominent politicians are
under indictment at Memphis.
New Orleans is making a vigorous effort
to secure the meeting of the National Ed
itoral Association in 1893.
Thirty-fve business firms were burned
out at Tampa, Fla, few days ago. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, 1900.
Colonel Edward Robertson, a Congress.
man.elect from Louisiana, died few days
since at Baton Rouge.
Conductor Crawford, of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, was killed at Cave City,
Tenn, few days ago. While he was
leaning out of car door, his head struck
an obstruction and was fearfullv crushed.
Joseph H. Rainev, the well-known col
ored xCongressman of South Carolina,
died at his residence in Georgetown, few
days since, of congestive fever, after an
illness of five days. He leaves a widow
and four children.
While taking supper in a restaurant at
Georgetown. Ky, few nights ago, Tice
Hall was suddenly approached by Eugene
Fitzgerald, who shot him five times, killing
him. No cause is assigned for the killing.
Both are prominently connected. Fitz-
gerald was sent to Jail.
Veechel Fleener and Black Kendall, a
preachers son, had fight at Fleenerville,
Ky, few days since. Fleener knocked
Kendall down, and the latter pulled out his
pistol and fired at Fleener twice. Both
shots missed their mark and took effect in
the abdomen and side of Blewett Fleener,
killing him almost instantly. He then
fred another shot. which struck George
Barton, producing flesh wound, Kendall
is in jail.
While Alexander Caruthers and Joseph
Scruggs, both colored, were engaged in
scutfle at Nashville, Tenn, a few nights
ago, Caruthers drew his pistol, which
was struck by Scruggs and discharged.
The bullet entered Scrugg's throat, pro-
ducing a fatal wound. Caruthers was ar
rested and lodged in Jail.
Jim Beard and Hugh Greenwood, two
prominent citizens, of Guntersville. Ala,
quarreled q few nights ago, and Beard
tried to shoot Greenwood with a gun.
Greenwood snatched the weapon from
Beard and shot him III the face and he
treasurer
An accident occurred few davs ago
about mile west of Greenwood, Va. on
the Newport News & Mississippi Valley
railroad, by which a coach and two Sleep
ers of the Louisville express, going east,
were thrown from the track. B. W. Petit
way, baggagemaster, of Richmond, was
killed and dozen passengers injured.
The first meeting of the interstate
Farmers Encampment of the States of
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee, was held at Spartanburg, s. c.,
last week, under favorable circumstances.
Addresses were made by prominent granc e
men of Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Car.
olina, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
Thursday was Governors day.
Intelligence comes from Manchester,
Cured at the polls during the voting at
the recent election. The fight was par
tcipated in by score or more of men, all
having revolvers and bowie knives. Six
men were killed outright and a number
badly wounded.
terrible domestic tragedy occurred a
few days ago at Bay st. Louis, Miss.
John Dadner, in fit of jealousy, beat his
wife almost to death with heavy stick.
When his wife, covered with blood, which
flowed from a dozen severe cuts on the
head and neck, had fallen apparently life
less at his feet, he picked up pair of scis-
sors and drove one of the blades through
his own heart, causing instant death. Mrs.
Ladner's recovery is doubtful.
On the 4th of last May Leroy Deaton,
living near Enochville, Rowan County, n
c., was married to an estimable young
lady of the neighborhood, and in a few
days thereafter the couple paid visit to
friends at Mooresville, Iredell County.
On the night following the arrival at the
place some of the young friends of the
couple serenaded them after midnight.
One of the serenading instruments was a
drum, which was thrust through an open
window Of the room in which the couple
were sleeping and beaten violently. The
shock was too great for the nervous sys-
tenn of the young wife, and she was
thrown into spasms from fright. Every
effort was made to restore her to her usual
health, but she gradually grew worse until
a few days ago, when she died.
Earthquakes are still shaking up.
A negress awoke in Murphy, N. c., the
other night to find a snake coiled about
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